I am an English teacher, my students and I often identify English vocabulary, furniture and equipment are two common words, these two words are easy to be confused, their focus and usage are different, as follows:
I: Meaning
furniture English [? p>furniture 英 [?f?n?t?(r)] ? U.S. [?f?rn?t?r] ?n. (movable) furniture; equipment; storage
equipment 英 [?kw?pm?nt] ? 美 [?kw?pm?nt] ?n. equipment; device; furnishing; outfit
Similarity: both can mean ''equipment''.
Differences: equipment: focuses on medical equipment; furniture: focuses on furniture, recreational facilities.
Two: Usage Distinction
furniture is a general term for "furniture", which refers to large, movable items indoors, and is an uncountable noun with no plural form. Furniture is a collective noun (some books call it a collective noun), which has no plural form and cannot be used with an indefinite article, and is always singular in meaning.
The word "equipment" is a generic uncountable noun.
Three typical examples
Three typical examples
Three typical examples
Three typical examples1. furniture
--We'll?want?more?furniture?for?the?new?office.?
We need more furniture for the?new?office.
--How?can?we?make?room?for?all?the?furniture
How will we make room for the furniture?
--We?need?to?buy?some?new?furniture.?
We need to buy some new furniture.
2. equipment
--This?piece?of?equipment?is?an?exciting?new?development.?
This equipment is an exciting new development.
--The?equipment?is?still?at?the?experimental?stage.?
The?equipment?is?still?at?the?experimental?stage.
--The?new?system?interfaces?with?existing?telephone?equipment.?
The?new?system?interfaces?with?existing?telephone?equipment.